Make Scrabble Wall Tiles

I saw the above image on pinterest and just had to do some digging to see if there s any good tutorials on how to make these large scrabble tiles yourself.

Make scrabble wall tiles.

See how easy it is to make these large scrabble tiles to decorate a space in your home. The only thing it is missing is an idea for how to hang them on the wall but that. I did discover that you can buy them on amazon but i want a diy tutorial for you guys as well good news i found an excellent tutorial. It is smooth and sturdy and beautiful and i wanted this to last forever for.

These are so great to customize to your favorite words or even names. Sand the wood if needed. Per the family s request they wanted the tiles in espresso color to match their living room. Type up your letters in a word document and make sure that your font size is appropriate for the size of your tiles.

Google scrabble font and download the one you like. I chose birch wood. Dab the stencil brush in the paint blot it off on a paper towel and swirl the color on with almost a dry brush. To make the scrabble tiles hold the letter stencil over the 5 wood tiles.

Now you can just fill it in. When you remove the paper. The most common scrabble tiles font is arial although if you have access to it montserrat is a great option as well. Really you could make them any square size you like from 2 2 to 8 8.

Instructions plan your scrabble design and draw it on paper make sure you ll have enough of each letter and number that you ll need remove wood planks from pallet clean to remove dirt and debris let dry cut planks into square tiles sand to smooth edges and surface if necessary apply letter and. Stenciling your scrabble. Lay each letter over its designated tile and trace with a ball point pen pressing firmly. I cut my wooden pieces to 5 5 so they are giant enough to make a statement but don t take up the whole wall.

Stain or paint your desired color. If you need more stenciling help or tips check out my post on stencil tips for beginners. Making your scrabble tile wall art cutting your tiles. Print out draft form is fine.